FITHIAN PRESS Steinbeck as Remembered by the People Who Knew Him Audry Lynch is a Steinbeck scholar and unabashed fan. She has taught courses on his work and led tours of Steinbeck country, she collects his first editions, and she is the author of With Steinbeck in the Sea of Cortez. Now, in Steinbeck Remembered-Interviews with Friends and Acquaintances of John Steinbeck, Dr. Lynch has gathered together twenty reminiscences from people who knew John Steinbeck personally. These reminiscences and interviews cover three periods of Steinbeck's life in California: his childhood in Salinas, his life as a fun-loving crony of Ed "Doc" Ricketts in Cannery Row, and his residence in Los Gatos as an established writer. They show a life lived fully, and a man who knew how to live. These portraits do not sugar-coat or beatify the man John Steinbeck. They are honest and frank views of a person who could be described as an odd boy, a hell-raiser, a drinker and a womanizer, and a proud reclusive celebrity. Nevertheless, all the people interviewed in this book remember the man fondly, and the composite portrait that comes across is of a brilliant, talented artist, a witty conversationalist, and a fun-loving and loyal friend. His friends were the people he enjoyed and wrote about. John Steinbeck appreciated the common man-and woman-and he celebrated and championed them in his fiction. Although his work has yet to be widely accepted by academics, he is undeniably one of the twentieth century's most important American novelists. Now, with this collection of eye-witness memories, we have a good look at the man who gave us a good look at ourselves. About the Author Audry Lynch earned her B.A. degree from Radcliffe College and her Ed.D. from the University of San Francisco. She is the author of With Steinbeck in the Sea of Cortez, by Sparky Enea as told to Audry Lynch, as well as numerous articles in periodicals, including The Boston Globe, Parade, The Writer, and The San Jose Mercury News. She lives in Saratoga, California. Steinbeck Remembered Interviews with Friends and Acquaintances of John Steinbeck Audry Lynch ISBN 1-56474-326-8 126 pages, paperback, $12.95 For ordering information, click here or phone (800) 662-8351 or order this book now!